The Mercyhurst men's hockey team surrendered a goal early in overtime and fell 3-2 to RIT on Friday at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.

The Lakers were whistled for a penalty late in regulation, and RIT's Adam Hartley scored just seconds after the power-play ended to give the Tigers the win.

The Lakers (14-12-3, 11-8-2 AHA) scored first on a goal by Chris Bodo in the first period.

RIT (11-13-5, 9-9-4) knotted the score with 44 seconds left in the period when Jeff Smith scored on assists from Alex Kuqali and Ben Lynch. Matt Garbowsky gave RIT a 2-1 lead 18 seconds into the second period.

Daniel O'Donoghue pulled the Lakers even again just more than 11 minutes later.

Good goaltending at each side of the ice prevented further scoring and sent the game to go to overtime.

Jordan Ruby made 34 saves for RIT, while Max Strang stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced in regulation.